Special Commencement edition

Today in the News Media

Today in the News Media is a synopsis of some of the most prominent coverage of OSU people and programs. Inclusion of any item constitutes neither an endorsement nor a critique, but rather is intended only to make the OSU community aware of significant items in the media.

The First Lady did not mention the 2012 election or her husband the president during her speech at the Oregon State University commencement Sunday. Michelle Obama spoke about growing up in Chicago, her father, and how to lead a rich life.

First Lady Michelle Obama was presented with an honorary doctoral degree from Oregon State University on Sunday, before delivering a commencement address to an estimated 37,000 people at the university’s football stadium.

In a graduation speech so uncampaignlike that she barely mentioned her husband’s name, first lady Michelle Obama on Sunday urged the Oregon State University Class of 2012 to lead lives rich in the things that matter most to them.

A crowd of more than 30,000 people packed Reser Stadium on Sunday afternoon to send off the largest graduating class in Oregon State University history and to welcome first lady Michelle Obama, whose commencement speech moved some to tears.

First Lady Michelle Obama told Oregon State University graduates to define their own success Sunday. She spoke at the Commencement ceremony at Reser Stadium after receiving an honorary doctorate in public health.

When Kavinda Arthenayake learned from the White House in March that Michelle Obama had agreed to speak at Oregon State University’s commencement, he did what any event planner would do: he Google-searched each one of her previous commencement addresses.

While family and friends waited in the stands, Oregon State University’s graduating class of 2012 arrived near Reser Stadium midday Sunday, where they passed through metal detectors and stood inside the Merrit Truax Indoor Practice Facility for hours until finally being seated in Reser in the later afternoon.

Officially, Michelle Obama is coming to Oregon on Sunday to deliver a commencement address at Oregon State University in Corvallis. While the first lady’s there, though, she’ll also be meeting her newest nephew, born four months ago to her brother and his wife. (see also Bend Bulletin)